Cheesy Chicken And Mushroom Lasagne

Serves: 3

Carolyne Schoen

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

43

Spice

59

Sweetness

57

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tbsp

Olive Oil

3.5 cups

Whole Milk

2 tsps

Thyme Leaves

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 425° with rack in middle

2

Cook mushrooms, garlic, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a 4-quart heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are softened, about 3 minutes

3

Add wine and simmer briskly 2 minutes

4

Transfer mushroom mixture to a large bowl and stir in chicken

5

(Set aside saucepan

6

) Bring milk to a bare simmer in a medium saucepan

7

Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in 4-quart saucepan over medium-low heat

8

Add flour and cook roux, whisking constantly, 3 minutes

9

Add hot milk in a slow stream, whisking constantly

10

Add thyme, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and simmer, whisking occasionally, until thickened, 5 to 6 minutes

11

Remove from heat and reserve 1 cup sauce

12

Stir parmesan into sauce remaining in pan, then stir into mushroom filling

13

Pour half of reserved plain sauce into baking pan, spreading evenly to coat bottom

14

Add 3 lasagne sheets, overlapping slightly, and one third of mushroom filling, spreading evenly, then sprinkle one fourth of Gruyère over top

15

Repeat 2 times

16

Top with remaining 3 lasagne sheets and remaining plain sauce, spreading evenly

17

Sprinkle with remaining Gruyère

18

Cover with foil, tenting slightly to prevent foil from touching top of lasagne but sealing all around edge, and bake 30 minutes

19

Remove foil and bake until cheese is golden, about 15 minutes more

20

Let lasagne stand 10 minutes before serving

21

Preheat oven to 425° with rack in middle

22

Cook mushrooms, garlic, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in oil and 1 tablespoon butter in a 4-quart heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are softened, about 3 minutes

23

Add wine and simmer briskly 2 minutes

24

Transfer mushroom mixture to a large bowl and stir in chicken

25

(Set aside saucepan

26

) Bring milk to a bare simmer in a medium saucepan

27

Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in 4-quart saucepan over medium-low heat

28

Add flour and cook roux, whisking constantly, 3 minutes

29

Add hot milk in a slow stream, whisking constantly

30

Add thyme, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and simmer, whisking occasionally, until thickened, 5 to 6 minutes

31

Remove from heat and reserve 1 cup sauce

32

Stir parmesan into sauce remaining in pan, then stir into mushroom filling

33

Pour half of reserved plain sauce into baking pan, spreading evenly to coat bottom

34

Add 3 lasagne sheets, overlapping slightly, and one third of mushroom filling, spreading evenly, then sprinkle one fourth of Gruyère over top

35

Repeat 2 times

36

Top with remaining 3 lasagne sheets and remaining plain sauce, spreading evenly

37

Sprinkle with remaining Gruyère

38

Cover with foil, tenting slightly to prevent foil from touching top of lasagne but sealing all around edge, and bake 30 minutes

39

Remove foil and bake until cheese is golden, about 15 minutes more

40

Let lasagne stand 10 minutes before serving